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@13.10.., The Beresford. In the early 70's I was a student at Strathclyde, and stayed in the Beresford, Baird Hall as it was known then, for my first year away from home. I shared a 4th floor room with another student, that overlooked the building you mentioned as G2. The Beresford at that time was painted in something akin to battleship grey. Lovely to see it restored to the original colours that really show the beautiful Art Deco Streamline Moderne style. I can't recall the exact buildings, but in that stretch, same side of the road, that ran the 150 or so yards to Charing Cross, there was a nightclub called the Electric Garden, and also a Curzon cinema.., Curzon Classic, I think. Thank you for posting this video. A fascinating account of some of the Street's history.
The Locarno was still The Locarno until the late 1960s. I saw Cream there in 1967. Also The Stax Tour, in 1967; The Who, in 1966 and 67; The Move, too. Also Glasgow bands like Dean Ford and The Gaylords, who became Marmalade. I also went ballroom dancing there - many of us in our teens and twenties could dance ballroom, as well as the latest dance crazes. Glasgow had lots of dance halls and clubs and all with great live bands/groups.
Saw ma 1st big gig , Deep Purple in '70 at Tiffany's , and 3 weeks later pulled ma 1st lumber at the jiggin' there . Loved it and became a regular , and nae bother , nae resident gang came as standard like the bearpits ah Paisley or The Flam . Goat a special place in ma heart and heid .
Good stuff! You missed out the CCA (Which you mentioned earlier), it merging with the old Cotton Club and when G2 was The Venue. I don't know if The Brunswick Cellars are still there but they no doubt have some history associated with them. I'm looking forward to the Rose Street to Buchanan Street follow up video. In fact a wealth of stories of the fires from Charing Cross to Buchanan Street (With a quick extra detour down Pitt street to see another John Burnet building, Elgin Place Congregational Church, would be worthwhile. So many fires in so short a time on that street. Worth nothing that a helicopter crashed into he Charing Cross mansions at the Woodlands Road side. Add to that the Pollok Park crash and the Clutha Vaults crash and we could have another interesting look down unfortunate similar disasters within Glasgow. Keep up the good work and I'll keep on watching it :)
Very interesting to see. I learnt a lot here. / 14:24 I can't see it being said as saw-chee, but sawch as in loch. Anything -ch in Scots will be that sound. I had read before the haugh (pron: "haw") or hauch is correct and hall is a mistaken translation.
I left Glasgow in 1969, without returning to the city until many years later. Returning and seeing the mess left at Charing Cross totally disoriented me. Apart from the older facades which are still there, and my ignorance/disinterest of a 22 year old me, Sauchiehall street is junky and not much is notable. I can't say I think much of the bar/ club scene, which these days would give a big yawn. I used to take Saturday morning drawing classes in the Rennie MacIntosh building, which was a really impressive place. One of the highlights of my teen years!
Loved Joe papparazis in 89 to 90s fake id blackcurrant and cider for a quid , lazers with dance music beforehand nice n sleazy for pre drinks ❤ happy happy memories then back to my mates in shawlands for 2 hrs sleep then up again
Well produced and informative vide about a street which, let's face it, is not totally pretty. You are right about 'haugh' becoming 'hall' it is reckoned that 95% of Scottish placenames ending in hall were once haughs. If only the people who invent gaelic translations of placenames new this...
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Great video. I like the detail and the overlaying of old pictures/ drawings to help imagine how it looked in the past
That was a fantastic and very interesting look a Sauchiehall Street. I love learning about the history of my town.
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@13.10.., The Beresford. In the early 70's I was a student at Strathclyde, and stayed in the Beresford, Baird Hall as it was known then, for my first year away from home. I shared a 4th floor room with another student, that overlooked the building you mentioned as G2. The Beresford at that time was painted in something akin to battleship grey. Lovely to see it restored to the original colours that really show the beautiful Art Deco Streamline Moderne style. I can't recall the exact buildings, but in that stretch, same side of the road, that ran the 150 or so yards to Charing Cross, there was a nightclub called the Electric Garden, and also a Curzon cinema.., Curzon Classic, I think.
Thank you for posting this video. A fascinating account of some of the Street's history.
I always enjoy walking through the city and looking up at the phenomenal architecture. Love the video!
Very nice video. Nice place is Glasgow and people how live they very nice to people
Good informative piece. Thanks for posting it.
The Locarno was still The Locarno until the late 1960s. I saw Cream there in 1967. Also The Stax Tour, in 1967; The Who, in 1966 and 67; The Move, too. Also Glasgow bands like Dean Ford and The Gaylords, who became Marmalade. I also went ballroom dancing there - many of us in our teens and twenties could dance ballroom, as well as the latest dance crazes. Glasgow had lots of dance halls and clubs and all with great live bands/groups.
Saw ma 1st big gig , Deep Purple in '70 at Tiffany's , and 3 weeks later pulled ma 1st lumber at the jiggin' there . Loved it and became a regular , and nae bother , nae resident gang came as standard like the bearpits ah Paisley or The Flam . Goat a special place in ma heart and heid .
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Clouds disco on the top floor of the Apollo theatre was also a great place.
Good stuff! You missed out the CCA (Which you mentioned earlier), it merging with the old Cotton Club and when G2 was The Venue. I don't know if The Brunswick Cellars are still there but they no doubt have some history associated with them. I'm looking forward to the Rose Street to Buchanan Street follow up video. In fact a wealth of stories of the fires from Charing Cross to Buchanan Street (With a quick extra detour down Pitt street to see another John Burnet building, Elgin Place Congregational Church, would be worthwhile. So many fires in so short a time on that street.
Worth nothing that a helicopter crashed into he Charing Cross mansions at the Woodlands Road side. Add to that the Pollok Park crash and the Clutha Vaults crash and we could have another interesting look down unfortunate similar disasters within Glasgow.
Keep up the good work and I'll keep on watching it :)
Loved the old corporation buses! It's all a building site now
Just came across this first class video
Many Thanks
You missed out the Glasgow Dental Hospital and Schoo. Miss McClatchie saved my teeth in 1970 there
Very interesting to see. I learnt a lot here. / 14:24 I can't see it being said as saw-chee, but sawch as in loch. Anything -ch in Scots will be that sound. I had read before the haugh (pron: "haw") or hauch is correct and hall is a mistaken translation.
I left Glasgow in 1969, without returning to the city until many years later. Returning and seeing the mess left at Charing Cross totally disoriented me. Apart from the older facades which are still there, and my ignorance/disinterest of a 22 year old me, Sauchiehall street is junky and not much is notable. I can't say I think much of the bar/ club scene, which these days would give a big yawn. I used to take Saturday morning drawing classes in the Rennie MacIntosh building, which was a really impressive place. One of the highlights of my teen years!
Really good mate
the shuffles it was f--king magic who remembers the shuffle walk
Loved Joe papparazis in 89 to 90s fake id blackcurrant and cider for a quid , lazers with dance music beforehand nice n sleazy for pre drinks ❤ happy happy memories then back to my mates in shawlands for 2 hrs sleep then up again
Tiffany's was wild in the 70's, I had words with a guy from Drumchapel one Saturday night, he had a sword on him!
Jist the wan ? There wiz nae resident team ruled it , so ye jist hid tae body-swerve the wans wi the madness fleein' oot thei faces .
It is a toilet, Argyll St the same, both holes.
Love the Fyfe Robertson style voice over
"I'm standing here..."
I saw Echo and the Bunnymen, and Yazoo at Tiffany's about 1980 then Nazareth about 1982/3. After that I thought it had changed to Zanzibar.
You're right. It was still going into the early 80s. Was one of the few places I could get in as 16 year old but looked 12.
Charing Cross in Glasgow should be pronounced as Chairing Cross.
In fact the narrator mispronounced a number of Glasgow Place names.
Only if you’re a Ned that cannie spoke right.
Correct
Well produced and informative vide about a street which, let's face it, is not totally pretty. You are right about 'haugh' becoming 'hall' it is reckoned that 95% of Scottish placenames ending in hall were once haughs. If only the people who invent gaelic translations of placenames new this...
Once a vibrant interesting city what is presented here is a “dump”!,what a great pity!! The kindest people in the world by the way
What they did to my city!
A once great street is looking run down like so many of the towns and cities of the UK in 2024
Glasgow city Centre and overall it’s just becoming just rubbish there is nothing anything not good as it just to be
Can't believe how horrible Sauchiehall St has become.
It is a toilet.
Born and bred here, the city is a dump. Snp goosed it. Tried to hard to modernise it.
Another AI commentary!
Nauseating narration
It's embarrassing. Nobody rolls every 'r' like that!
What a dump.
Glasgow is shinished
What does shinished mean please?
probbaly 'finished!'
Interesting but need to get a better narrator
You rude boy you
I loved the narration clear and punchy fact-filled delivery.
Ronald Villiers wiznae available .
Strange pronunciations 😂
Nothing wrong with the narration.